A major political decision will now have to be made because surely the fix will require additional funding that would be taken away from other NASA programs and the shuttle follow-on program.
IMO, "no insulation events" was the bottom line for this flight.
"A major political decision will now have to be made because surely the fix will require additional funding that would be taken away from other NASA programs and the shuttle follow-on program."
"IMO, "no insulation events" was the bottom line for this flight."
We dont know yet. It may be as simple as not putting foam in that area. There will never be a pristine tank after that kind of violence.
Lets let the experts process the data. Im sure that ideas are brewing in the melons of these guys even as we speak.